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Word: Trapeze
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: from French trapèze, from late Latin trapezium (see trapezium)
trəˈpiːz
a horizontal bar hanging by two ropes and free to swing, used by acrobats in a circus.
Short Definition:horizontal bar hanging by two ropes and free to swing, used by acrobats in circus
a harness attached by a cable to a dinghy's mast, enabling a sailor to balance the boat by leaning backwards far out over the windward side.
Short Definition:harness attached by cable to dinghy's mast
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